"Pharmaceutical capitalism thrives on sickness care, rather than preventive care."
There's so much truth in this statement, especially here in the U.S. I'm in that post-menopausal group of women who have high risk of breast cancer and therefore wasn't offered HRT, was told to STOP doing high-impact activities (to save my knees), wasn't offered a DEXA scan until retirement, and now I have borderline osteoporosis and I'm PISSED.
#osteoporosis #capitalism
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/27/feel-it-in-your-bones-taking-the-pain-out-of-osteoporosis
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If you're high risk for breast cancer but haven't actually HAD breast cancer, you can take raloxifene to prevent both problems.
@AlphaCentauri And that's where the "pharmaceutical capitalism" part kicks in.